Jordan vs Slovakia: Urban area over the long-term

Jordan
1,109 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Slovakia
1,086 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Jordan rank
91st
Slovakia rank
92nd

Urban area over the long-term over time

  • Jordan
  • Slovakia
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How they compare

Jordan currently reports 1,109 km² per grid cell against 1,086 km² per grid cell in Slovakia, a difference of 23 km² per grid cell.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Jordan ahead.

Jordan ranks 91st and Slovakia ranks 92nd of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Jordan averaged higher in 2 and Slovakia in 38.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jordan Slovakia Difference Ahead
1000s 0.8389 km² per grid cell 0.2102 km² per grid cell 0.6287 km² per grid cell Jordan
1100s 0.9171 km² per grid cell 0.7569 km² per grid cell 0.1603 km² per grid cell Jordan
1200s 0.9985 km² per grid cell 3.03 km² per grid cell 2.03 km² per grid cell Slovakia
1300s 1.08 km² per grid cell 13.62 km² per grid cell 12.54 km² per grid cell Slovakia
1400s 0.827 km² per grid cell 34.06 km² per grid cell 33.23 km² per grid cell Slovakia
1500s 1.09 km² per grid cell 37.73 km² per grid cell 36.63 km² per grid cell Slovakia
1600s 1.14 km² per grid cell 57.77 km² per grid cell 56.62 km² per grid cell Slovakia
1700s 0.9483 km² per grid cell 51.21 km² per grid cell 50.27 km² per grid cell Slovakia
1710s 1.11 km² per grid cell 58.8 km² per grid cell 57.69 km² per grid cell Slovakia
1720s 1.22 km² per grid cell 66.88 km² per grid cell 65.65 km² per grid cell Slovakia
1730s 1.34 km² per grid cell 75.41 km² per grid cell 74.07 km² per grid cell Slovakia
1740s 1.47 km² per grid cell 84.36 km² per grid cell 82.88 km² per grid cell Slovakia
1750s 1.62 km² per grid cell 93.62 km² per grid cell 92.01 km² per grid cell Slovakia
1760s 1.77 km² per grid cell 98.03 km² per grid cell 96.25 km² per grid cell Slovakia
1770s 1.95 km² per grid cell 102.09 km² per grid cell 100.14 km² per grid cell Slovakia
1780s 2.14 km² per grid cell 105.57 km² per grid cell 103.44 km² per grid cell Slovakia
1790s 2.34 km² per grid cell 108.2 km² per grid cell 105.85 km² per grid cell Slovakia
1800s 2.57 km² per grid cell 109.7 km² per grid cell 107.12 km² per grid cell Slovakia
1810s 2.82 km² per grid cell 109.7 km² per grid cell 106.87 km² per grid cell Slovakia
1820s 3.1 km² per grid cell 109.7 km² per grid cell 106.6 km² per grid cell Slovakia
1830s 3.57 km² per grid cell 109.7 km² per grid cell 106.12 km² per grid cell Slovakia
1840s 4.12 km² per grid cell 109.7 km² per grid cell 105.58 km² per grid cell Slovakia
1850s 4.74 km² per grid cell 109.7 km² per grid cell 104.95 km² per grid cell Slovakia
1860s 5.45 km² per grid cell 109.7 km² per grid cell 104.25 km² per grid cell Slovakia
1870s 6.2 km² per grid cell 109.7 km² per grid cell 103.5 km² per grid cell Slovakia
1880s 8.18 km² per grid cell 109.7 km² per grid cell 101.51 km² per grid cell Slovakia
1890s 10.3 km² per grid cell 109.7 km² per grid cell 99.4 km² per grid cell Slovakia
1900s 12.09 km² per grid cell 109.7 km² per grid cell 97.61 km² per grid cell Slovakia
1910s 13.26 km² per grid cell 109.7 km² per grid cell 96.44 km² per grid cell Slovakia
1920s 13.58 km² per grid cell 112.97 km² per grid cell 99.39 km² per grid cell Slovakia
1930s 14.27 km² per grid cell 144.81 km² per grid cell 130.54 km² per grid cell Slovakia
1940s 16.06 km² per grid cell 191.56 km² per grid cell 175.5 km² per grid cell Slovakia
1950s 32.52 km² per grid cell 334.3 km² per grid cell 301.79 km² per grid cell Slovakia
1960s 71.19 km² per grid cell 448.91 km² per grid cell 377.72 km² per grid cell Slovakia
1970s 131.11 km² per grid cell 613.41 km² per grid cell 482.3 km² per grid cell Slovakia
1980s 219.39 km² per grid cell 790.11 km² per grid cell 570.73 km² per grid cell Slovakia
1990s 417.44 km² per grid cell 873.22 km² per grid cell 455.78 km² per grid cell Slovakia
2000s 586.16 km² per grid cell 892.06 km² per grid cell 305.9 km² per grid cell Slovakia
2010s 816.84 km² per grid cell 962.1 km² per grid cell 145.26 km² per grid cell Slovakia
2020s 1,036 km² per grid cell 1,059 km² per grid cell 22.21 km² per grid cell Slovakia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Jordan or Slovakia?
Jordan, at 1,109 km² per grid cell against 1,086 km² per grid cell in Slovakia as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Jordan and Slovakia?
23 km² per grid cell, with Jordan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Slovakia?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Jordan and Slovakia rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
Jordan ranks 91st and Slovakia ranks 92nd of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban area over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Urban area over the long-term
Unit
km² per grid cell
Source
HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
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Total built-up area of a country over time.